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GregStevens,Publisher Chip Thompson, Editor EDITORIALBOARD How to have your say: Letters must be signed and provide the writer's home street address and home phone number. Anonymous letters, open letters to others, pen names and petition-style letters will not be allowed. Letters should be typed and no more than two double-spaced pages or 500words. When several letters address the same issue, a cross section will be published. Email: editor@ redbluffdailynews.com Fax: 530-527-9251 Mail to: P.O. Box 220, 728Main St., Red Bluff, CA 96080 Facebook: Leave comments at FACEBOOK.COM/ RBDAILYNEWS Twitter: Follow and send tweets to @REDBLUFFNEWS Theliberalmediahasbeeninafrenzyall week. It thinks Donald Trump and his tran- sition team are taking too long to announce his cabinet picks and other appointees. Let me check my calendar. Yep. It's been less than ten days since Trump shocked the world — and sickened the liberal media — by humiliating Hillary Clinton. Andalreadythemediaare working as hard as they can to make Trump look like he doesn't know what he's doing — before he doesn't even do anything. I understand the liberal media's pain. I understand they feel like their lives have been ruined for at least the next four years. I remember having similar thoughts in 2012, 2008, 1996, 1992 and 1976. But come on, MSNBC, CNN, ABC, etc., etc. Bill Clinton took his time picking his peo- ple. So did Bush II. So did my father. It's part of the process. So let's back off a little and give Trump a little slack. He's got to drain a pretty big cess- pool in Washington. He has 4,000 positions to fill. It's been obvious for a long time he was not just going to make some phone calls and hire 3,993 Bush II adminis- tration alumni who've been making their livings as lob- byists for the last eight years. The tizzy over Trump's sup- posedly slow transition pro- cess is just another step in the liberal media's agenda — which is "Dump on Trump." First they were cutting their wrists over his election win. Now it's his appoint- ments. Wait till they see his Supreme Court picks. For the next four years, when it comes to President Trump, the liberal media are going to accentuate the nega- tive, not the positive. As much as I wasn't a sup- porter of Donald Trump in the primaries, I said after the convention that I wasn't go- ing to allow him to lose be- cause I didn't show up to vote for him. The fact is, I showed up and so did almost 70 million Americans. My hat's off to Trump. He's the president-elect. We Reagans support him. We had our time in the sun and now it's time for Trump sup- porters to have theirs. Godspeed, President Don- ald. Whatever I can do to help, I'm there. No cabinet post would disappoint me. I hope he puts the right people around him. He's done pretty well choosing people in the business world. And let's face it. We con- servatives and others have been saying for a long time we needed a businessman in White House. Last I looked, we were still $20 trillion in debt. Maybe President Trump can do something about that. I'll bet he'll surprise us. Everyday I get more and more respect for him. He stands his ground. Whether you agree with his positions or not, he stands his ground. The great thing about my dad was that he knew what he believed and knew why he believed it. I'm starting to feel that Trump knows what he be- lieves, too, and he knows why he believes it, come hell or high water. Meanwhile, I have a tip for our impatient media. I'm not a journalist. But if I were, instead of doing dumb stories about why Pres- ident-elect Trump is taking so long to make his picks, I'd start checking out the list of potential Supreme Court nominees he gave us. MichaelReaganisthesonof President Ronald Reagan, a political consultant, and the author of "The New Reagan Revolution" (St. Martin's Press). Send comments to Reagan@ caglecartoons.com. Follow @ reaganworld on Twitter. Michael Reagan Liberalmedia's Donald Trump transition tizzy Cartoonist's take Last week's letter to the editor writer T. Robinson took me to task for writing "I could not be- lieve that any per- son with any in- telligence would vote for Donald Trump," and he re- minded me that 65 percent of Tehama County voters voted for Trump. He further advised that I should not run for public office any time soon. I was think- ing of running for dog catcher, but shall heed his advice and re- frain from doing so. Perhaps I should have used the word "perception" rather than "intelligence," the latter be- ing too judgmental on my part. The percentages he mentioned may well have been the same of those voting for a separa- tion from the state of California, the two actions in lockstep with those folks currently dissatis- fied with their lot, and there lies the problem with my reaction to both issues: I am satisfied with my lot — i.e., the status quo. I do not seek radical change. However, many things may change with Trump as Presi- dent. Hopefully he will reassess his previous threats (apparently ratified by his followers) and such actions will not involve his finger on the button as opposed to other places he sniggers he has placed his digit. Some Trump problems have been resolved. Despite his ear- lier announcement regard- ing Trump University law- suits where he asserted "I could have settled this case numerous times, but I don't want to settle cases when we're right. I am not known as a settler." I think $23, or is it $25, million bucks to the plaintiffs could be construed as a settlement. And he has al- ready backed and filled regard- ing the wall. Sources say that rather than a solid high wall to be paid for by the Mexican gov- ernment, Trump has acknowl- edged that a more modest fenc- ing in specified areas might be construed as campaign prom- ise fulfilled. Let us urge his han- dlers to restrain him regarding his other vows in his effort to "make America great again." ••• Speaking of 65 percent of Te- hama County folks voting for the Republican nominee, this number suggests that I am out of touch with a sizable portion of our community. Either that or they watched a different can- didate than did I, and did not believe data offered by the me- dia that he was not Presidential material. This is distressing to me because, except for a brief stint in the Army and a briefer stay at Chico State, I have been a lifelong resident of our fair county and thought myself one who had his finger on the pulse of the community. One letters to the editor writer may have got something right when he accused me of being of the "lib- eral elite." I would rather cop to being a "concerned non-par- tisan" instead, but if the liberal elite shoe fits, and that is what I have become, I shall wear it. The astute Richard Dawkins wrote something about his own acceptance of this so- briquet, but I can't find the quote. Class? ••• Cousin B. Kelsey of Burl- ingame described D. Trump as the "Clown Prince of Pol- itics" and I am inclined to agree. Changing the subject, Cousin Bill wrote of the hos- pital rules requiring patients being discharged to be placed in a wheelchair before leaving their room. He reports that one elderly gentleman, found sitting on the edge of a bed fully clothed with a suitcase at his feet, reluctantly accepted such a ride until he was wheeled outside and the or- derly asked if his wife knew he was leaving, and he replied, "I don't know. She's still upstairs in the bathroom changing out of her hospital gown." ••• Something else I did not know: Because I do not re- spond to Facebook notices, be- lieving that the company ma- nipulates readers to keep them reading ads, I failed to notice that it has become a re- pository for false news. Ap- parently postings of Facebook members have caused readers to treat manufactured news as gospel to the extent that it influenced the Presiden- tial election. That is frighten- ing to think readers would be so gullible and cause them to ignore the true accounts of a nominee's transgressions. Tsk, tsk. ••• The prospect of a 4-day work week is being bandied about recently. My father would have had a stroke if confronted with such a union demand in the old days at the meat plant. "Production" was his byword, and he suffered through holidays until his em- ployees resumed their work day schedule. ••• A little prayer dedicated to the separation of church and state: "Our father who art in heaven and to the republic for which it stands, thy king- dom come, one nation indivis- ible as in heaven, give us this day as we forgive those who so proudly we hail. Crown thy good into temptation but de- liver us from the twilight's last gleaming." Amen and Awomen, George Carlin ••• Here is a joke for at least 65 percent of my county readers. A little girl was standing on the sidewalk with a basket con- taining some tiny creatures; in her hand was a sign announc- ing free kittens. A line of big black cars pulled up beside her and out stepped a tall, grinning man. "Hi there little girl, I'm Pres- ident Obama. What do you have in the basket," he asked. "Kittens," little Suzy said. "How old are they," asked President Obama. Suzy replied, "They're so young, their eyes aren't even open yet." "And what kind of kittens are they?" "Democrats," answered Suzy with a smile. President Obama was de- lighted. He returned to his car, called his PR chief and told him about the little girl and the kittens. Recognizing the per- fect photo op, the President re- turned the next day; and in front of the assembled media asked the girl again what kind of kittens they were. "They're Republicans," she said. Taken by surprise, the pres- ident stammered, "But yes- terday, you told me they were Democrats." Little Suzy smiled and said, "I know, but today, they have their eyes open." You saw that punch line coming didn't you? Robert Minch is a lifelong resident of Red Bluff, former columnist for the Corning Daily Observer and Meat Industry magazine and author of the "The Knocking Pen." He can be reached at rminchandmurray@ hotmail.com. I say Out of touch, elite or both following election Sounding off A look at what readers are saying in comments on our website and on social media. Good luck and be safe Beth Glenn: On the Spartans Jr. Midget cheer squad at the national meet in Las Vegas What a wonderful ambassador for both schools and women. Todd must be one proud dad. 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Your officials Robert Minch I'm not a journalist. But if I were, instead of doing dumb stories about why President- elect Trump is taking so long to make his picks, I'd start checking out the list of potential Supreme Court nominees he gave us. OPINION » redbluffdailynews.com Friday, November 25, 2016 » MORE AT FACEBOOK.COM/RBDAILYNEWS AND TWITTER.COM/REDBLUFFNEWS A6